A SILENT TOUCH to the lips
signals shyness and respect
among Malawians.In the
capitalcity of Lilongwe,
hotel doorman Marton
Kacheche and his family
sleep on mats in this one
room concrete house that has
neither electricity nor indoor
cookingfacilities.
Kacheche's small salary
barely covers the cost of rent,
clothing, school fees, four
buckets of water a day, and
cornmealfor porridge.At age
41, he is only six years shy of
the averagelife expectancy
in Malawi, among the
world's poorest nations.
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